Koco's Pub

Traditional Baltimore hole in the wall restaurant. I’m not at big crab cake guy but I do love buffalo wings. The honey old bay had good favor and it comes with fantastic, homemade blue cheese. The Salmon BLT was my favorite. The bacon had a strong smoked flavor and the salmon was very tender and natural tasting.

This review is about sustainability only! As a Baltimore native, your restaurant is one of my absolute favorites in the city. But I must admit it makes me sad to see the amount of plastic trash created with each meal. Especially when the food that you serve comes from the water, and is dependent on healthy waters. By 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. The plastics that we create and dispose of today breakdown into micro plastics that are making us sick, and over 95% of the plastic that we consume does not actually get recycled. Instead, it goes off to landfills, incinerators, and of course, our waterways. It seems that you do have some infrastructure in place to wash dishes, as some of your dishes offered are reusable. If that is true, I wonder if you would be able to transition to condiment bowls instead of these plastic containers. I also wonder if you could stop offering plastic straws to your customers. That seems like a very easy win in lessening the intensity of plastics put into our waterways. Perhaps even there are condiment container options that are compostable, and you could have a composting receptacle on site. I appreciate you listening to my concerns, and I hope you can see the connection between plastics produced and wasted here at your restaurant, and the overall health of the ocean that your food supply depends on. Plastics are killing us, and it is up to both the customer and the vendor to help lesson or limit their presence at every level possible. Thank you again for the wonderful food and service and atmosphere, and for being such a prominent part of the Baltimore experience. ☺️

I went to Koco’s Pub Jan 2 and dined in and the food was amazing. There wasn’t a wait to get a table, but you can make reservations. We ordered the Crab Dip and it was 20/10, they use real lump crab meat and they did not disappoint!!! For the entree I ordered the Crab Cake and Caesar Salad and it was amazing. If you are looking for quality crab cakes and crab dip in Baltimore with no fillers this is where you need to go!!!!

These are the best crab cakes money can buy. It's a small corner neighborhood place, but people come from all over the area to go there. If you're going to make the drive, you might want to call and make reservations first unless you're getting carry out. The crab cakes are absolutely phenomenal!

Great "pub" located in the cut in Baltimore. The area has an old charm vibe. It didn't really look like a pub though. Crab is the star of the show here. The Crab cakes are massive (11oz) and nothing but crab!!! Very delicious. Small space and they used every inch of it. Service was good and the bathrooms were clean. The wings were ok, the coconut shrimp was great. The creamy crab dip... It's creamy, but I wasn't a huge fan. It tasted like nothing but a really thick cream without much flavor. It was different. Overall great spot!

Service was fantastic! Attentive servers, we were seated without reservations (reservations are HIGHLY recommended). Food was delicious, the crab cakes are baseball sized and 90% crab and 10% “cake”, the slaw accompaniment was yummy. The crab soup was delicious, the honey mustard wings are perfection. The onion rings were a tad over fried. Drinks had variety! The place was buzzing!

It was my first time here and I WILL be back! The crab cake is to die for and the size of it is big. Unlike other crab cakes I’ve tried this by far is the best. The service was excellent. I had no complaints and enjoyed myself!!!

Baltimore Food - Koco's Pub 4301 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21214 Food: Good Jumbo Lump Crab Cake Service: Pleasantly gave me the details for my order Atmosphere: Bar + Pub vibe with family seating Originally opened as a “hole in the wall” bar, Koco’s has evolved into a great, family friendly, neighborhood eating establishment When my parents John and Joanna Kocovinos opened Koco’s Pub back in 1985, we barely even had a kitchen. We served whatever Mom had gone to the store and bought for the day. We sold about 20 Crab Cakes a week back then and cooked them in a small countertop pizza oven. 35 + years later, we now sell well over 2000 crab cakes a week, and are blessed by many loyal customers and friends. Mom and Dad are now retired as is our Scarlet Macaw Parrot, Savannah Jane. My husband Dave retired from the Baltimore Police Department to help me run the Pub. Our dedicated employees have become part of the family, and many of them have been with us for years. Mom and Dad still come in for an occasional visit to make sure that we are doing things just right. On any given day , the Pub is filled with locals as well as “out of towners” celebrating life. The “DOUBLE” Crab Cake Platter ( 2-11 oz.) $75 (MP) Served with french fries, coleslaw, lettuce & tomato Substitution: Half + Half Fries and Union rings